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- Henan Jianye have the fewest matches over the total-line (3) in Super League
- Guangzhou R&F have the most scored goals in the second half (14) in Super League
It's no vacation for neither Jianye nor Guangzhou R&F as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Guangzhou R&F, who are travelling more than 1400 kilometers to play this game.
Henan Jianye form and stats
Overall Super League stats at home this season for Henan Jianye are 3-2-1 (wins-draw-losses). Henan Jianye are on a three game winning streak in their home games.
It's back home for Jianye, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Qingdao Hainiu away with the result 1-0. Henrique Dourado found the net in that victory. Toni Šunjić was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.44 out of 10. The defender Šunjić won 7 of 8 duels.
Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Guangzhou Evergrande (0-2).The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Jianye have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found four matches with the results: Won three, drawn zero and lost one.
Henan Jianye are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 8 goals in 6 games. From these home matches, Jianye have conceded only 5 goals.
Guangzhou R&F form and stats
As the visiting team in Super League matches, Guangzhou R&F, who have the most clean sheets (4) away in Super League, have produced an overall stat of 3-2-1 so far. Winning streaks in away matches are not that common, but Guangzhou R&F are close to a proper streak after winning their two previous away games.
Guangzhou might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Shandong Luneng proved too strong as Guangzhou R&F slumped to a 1-3 defeat in front of their own fans at Yuexiushan Stadium. Jiaqi Han (goalkeeper) was the best performer with a rating of 7.15. Han stopped the opponent with five saves.
Prior to that result Guangzhou won their away game at Shijiazhuang Ever Bright. The scoreline was 2-0.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found one similar match played by Guangzhou in our archives, and the results are: one win for Guangzhou R&F, zero draws and zero defeats.
The visiting Guangzhou have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 6 goals from 6 games. 6 goals have been conceded by Guangzhou R&F in these games.
Head 2 Head
This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Guangzhou R&F - Jianye 1-1. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: four - three - three (Henan Jianye wins - draws - Guangzhou R&F wins). As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  J. da Silva Dourado 5 goals |   G. Costa Marques 5 goals |  J. Cardona Agudelo 4 goals |
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| Henan Jianye | Guangzhou R&F | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 13 | 6 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 6 | 13 |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 12 | 8 | 1 | Scored | S | 1 | 6 | 20 |
| 13 | 5 | 2 | Conceded | C | 0 | 6 | 20 |
| 85% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 83% | 85% |
| 69% | 83% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 50% | 69% |
| 23% | 33% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 33% | 54% |
| 8% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 33% | 54% |
| 8% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 23% |
| 46% | 67% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 17% | 54% |
| 38% | 33% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 67% | 38% |
| 31% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 33% | 23% |
| 3.4 | 4 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2 | 4.3 | 4.3 |
| 5.2 | 5 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 9 | 6.5 | 5.2 |
| 2 | 2.5 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1.8 | 1.6 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7.8 | 9.3 | 8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5 | 8.7 | 10.2 |
| 1.8 | 2.7 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 2.7 | 3.8 |
| 52% | 50% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 38% | 41% |
- Guangzhou R&F have the most clean sheets (4) away in Super League
- Guangzhou R&F have the most scored goals in the second half (14) in Super League
- Henan Jianye have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Henan Jianye have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Henan Jianye have the fewest matches over the total-line (3) in Super League
- Henan Jianye haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Shandong Luneng | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 28 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 19 | 30 |
| 2 | Guangzhou Evergrande | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 34 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 20 | 27 |
| 3 | Shenzhen | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 5 | 21 |
| 4 | Guangzhou R&F | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 20 |
| 5 | Henan Jianye | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -1 | 17 |
| 6 | Chongqing Dangdai Lifan | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 26 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 12 | -11 | 11 |
| 7 | Shijiazhuang Ever Bright | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 | -9 | 10 |
| 8 | Qingdao Hainiu | 13 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 29 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 11 | -23 | 7 |
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